Southwest Minnesota State University
Marshall, MN · Public · Visit Website
Programs Analyzed
12
Avg Grad Earnings
$45,093/yr
Avg DegreeWorth Score
69/100
Tuition
$10,304/yr
All Programs at Southwest Minnesota State University
12 degree programs ranked by DegreeWorth Score. Click any program for full AI scenario analysis and 10-year earnings projections.
| Program | DW Score | Earnings | AI Risk | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing & Nursing Administration | 87 | $71,933/yr | High | 19.6x |
| Business Administration | 83 | $49,245/yr | High | 14.2x |
| Finance and Financial Management Services | 77 | $47,734/yr | Very High | 14.1x |
| Agricultural Business and Management | 76 | $49,521/yr | High | 12.4x |
| Teacher Education | 74 | $43,875/yr | High | 9.6x |
| Marketing | 72 | $48,939/yr | Very High | 12.3x |
| Teacher Education | 71 | $41,333/yr | High | 10.4x |
| Social Work | 68 | $46,368/yr | Moderate | 10.6x |
| Health and Physical Education/Fitness | 59 | $32,802/yr | Moderate | 11.1x |
| Psychology, General | 56 | $33,099/yr | High | 11.4x |
| Special Education and Teaching | 55 | $44,510/yr | High | 9.8x |
| Biology, General | 50 | $31,765/yr | High | 6.7x |
About This Data
DegreeWorth analyzes 12 bachelor's degree programs at Southwest Minnesota State University using earnings data from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, employment projections from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (2024–2034), and AI automation risk research from OpenAI and academic institutions.
The DegreeWorth Score (0–100) combines four equally weighted factors: graduate earnings, AI resilience, job market size, and return on investment. Each program page includes three AI scenarios (optimistic, base case, pessimistic) showing how automation could affect 10-year earnings.
Data: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (earnings, debt), Bureau of Labor Statistics 2024–2034
(employment projections), OpenAI GPTs-are-GPTs research (AI task exposure), Felten et al. AIOE.
Last updated 2025.